Willie Mosconi(1913–1993)

Willie Mosconi was born on June 27, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as William Joseph Mosconi. He is known for his work on Champion of the Cue (1945), The Baltimore Bullet (1980) and Super Cue Men (1949). He was married to Flora Marchini and Ann Harrison. He died on September 12, 1993 in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, USA. See full bio »

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When he appeared in September 1962 on "What's My Line?" he had to sign in as "Mr X", due to the fame of his name. He was credited, to the audience, as being the "World's Pocket Billiard Champion". Once his identity was revealed to the panel, he explained that, while working on the film "The Hustler", he had to train Paul Newman, but Jackie Gleason seemed to already know his way around the table.